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Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

rodrimartins
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Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

Hi,
I'm a new plusnet customer, basically, I'm happy with the PlusNet broadband so far, the only problem is when I upload something, every time when I try to upload any file to my google drive server my internet completely choked up. I speed tested it during this upload and my ping time was around 800ms, download speeds of 0.2Mbit/s and Upload speeds of 0.3Mbit/s. Note, I wasn't downloading anything during this time either. It is just straight upload and wired connected directly to the router.
What is it that causes this phenomenon? Is there anything I could set up to fix this problem(by queues or some such)?
Thanks
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JayG
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

What are your speeds and pings like when you are not uploading anything?
Both up and down speeds are bound to go down and pings up while you are saturating the upload if you perform a speedtest at that time, which will of course affect any other internet activity too.
ejs
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

This is a known issue with the Plusnet 2704N router.
Some previous threads about the same problem:
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,142437.msg1257181.html#msg1257181
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,143152.0.html
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,143682.0.html
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,144036.0.html
Not really any solution besides getting another router, or hoping it will be fixed in a future firmware update, which seems very unlikely, because there's lots of things that need fixing, and Plusnet don't seem to care.
rodrimartins
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

Thanks Guys, I'll try to get another router then.
rodrimartins
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

I was wondering if the work done by Matty123123 would fix this issue. Have you tried?
http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,137629.0.html
Chris
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

Quote from: ejs
This is a known issue with the Plusnet 2704N router.
Some previous threads about the same problem:
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,142437.msg1257181.html#msg1257181
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,143152.0.html
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,143682.0.html
https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,144036.0.html


I've seen this happen with several different routers, so to point the finger at one device in particular isn't completely correct.
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ejs
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

I'm not pointing a finger at one particular device, all I was saying is it's an issue with the 2704N, nothing more, nothing less. I don't remember these kind of threads appearing before the 2704N started being supplied. In some cases, it's when a customer switches to Plusnet and nothing about their Internet usage has changed, but they've switched from their previous ISP's router to the Plusnet 2704N router and now uploading is causing a problem.
How about fixing the problem with the router you supply rather than complaining about people pointing out the problem? Or are you not going to fix the bufferbloat problem, because it affects lots of other routers, so we'll just have to accept the brokenness as normal?
rodrimartins
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

okay, that's very odd... so I presume this might be an area problem or something? is there any reason for this to happen?
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Deleted: On review, comment was not as relevant to the discussion as originally thought. Embarrassed
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ejs
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rodrimartins
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thanks! I wasn't aware of this sh... when I changed my broadband to plusnet. I really need upload on a hourly basis.  Embarrassed  Angry
ejs
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

Some routers from other ISPs can be re-configured and used on Plusnet. Other routers might be locked to whichever ISP supplied them. There is no requirement to use the Plusnet supplied router.
rodrimartins
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

the bt home hub 5 would work?
ejs
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

Yes, the BT Home Hub 5 can be used on Plusnet. You will need to enter your broadband connection details, basically yourownusername@plusdsl.net and the password that you use to log in to the member centre.
rodrimartins
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Re: Anytime I upload something, my internet slows down extremely. What can I do?

Thanks, I'll try that and post the results here.